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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

178 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 9

Heavy Rain Affects Bowls

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Heavy rain this afternoon washed out the majority of play in the Country Week pairs and singles…

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Violent Storm After Record Heat

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 3

The heatwave which yesterday set up a 1951 record of 94 degrees culminated at night in one of the most severe rain, wind and electrical storms experienced for many years…

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Trusts for Flood Mitigation

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

LISMORE.--The composition and general objectives of the Hunter Valley River Trust are expected to be the basis for the…

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Radio Telephone System For Flood Messages

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

Latest innovations and improvements in the emergency telecommunication system for flood warnings have been made available by the Postmaster-General to the Minister for Health (Sir…

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News In Brief Killed in Gales

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).--Six persons were killed in France yesterday during gales which left behind a vast trail…

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Heavy Flood Rains Expected

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Sydney Weather Bureau to-night issued flood warnings to towns between the…

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Flood Damage Grant for Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

Following representations made to the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Cahill, by Mr. D. Hughes. MLA…

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Flood Danger Minimised Says Weather Bureau

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--Serious flood danger in northern New South Wales has passed. Weather Bureau Officials said…

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Local Flooding At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.-- Slight local flooding has occurred at Coff's Harbour, following the heavy rain of…

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Ill Man Carried Through Floodwaters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Four men risked their lives to-day to carry a seriously ill man through raging flood waters to…

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£11,400 For Flood Damage

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

You have propounded a most forceful case for review of the grant to Dorrigo Shire, and at your request the Department has…

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Redeeming Flooded Ulmarra Land

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 4

Preliminary steps are to be taken by the Department of Public Works to study the problem of redeeming the large area of land near Ulmarra still under flood…

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Calm Before Storm On Political Front

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--"The calm before the storm," was the phrase used by politicians on both sides to describe to-day's…

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Need For Speedy Flood Damage Repair

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 3

The urgent need for replacing bridges damaged by floods, and repairing rain and flood damage on roads in the Upper Clarence area was discussed by Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday…

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Little Known Storm Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 2

A stock horse, a valuable pony and a foal were struck by lightning in a paddock just beyond Grafton…

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Storm Lashes Victoria

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.--For the second time this year, Victoria is in the grip of a devastating storm…

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Severe Storm at Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

COFF,'S HARBOUR, Wed.-- A severe electrical storm broke over Coff's Harbour late this afternoon, reaching its peak…

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New Floodboat For South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 3

Sveral members of the South Grafton Water Brigade yesterday took delivery of a new floodboat at the North Coast…

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Expenditure Of Flood GrantMoney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 3

A discussion, which at times was heated took place at last night's South Grafton Council meeting, following a question by Ald. C. T. Schwinghammer on expenditure of flood grant money…

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Smart Sprinter Was Flood Casualty

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--A horse which once swam down Prince street, Grafton, and was later found in a…

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